Germany Close Up

Germany Close Up - North American Jews Meet Modern Germany is a youth encounter program for Jewish North-American students and young professionals aged 18 to 39. Founded in 2007, the program offers week-long, educational group programs to Germany. Germany Close Up is funded by a grant from the German Government's Transatlantic Program, which draws on funds from the European Recovery Program (ERP) Special Fund of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The program is currently administered by the German Academic Exchange Service.

	
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								Laura Stöbener
							
					About Us
				
					Germany Close Up was founded in 2007 and since then has brought 250 participants to Germany each year on week-long educational programs. 
				
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					Program History
				
					Germany Close Up has been running programs since the Fall of 2007. An overview of these programs can be found here. 
				
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								Laura Stöbener
							
					Staff
				
					Our small, dedicated team works to organize our programs and is happy to answer your questions and help you find the program that best suits your needs.  
				
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								Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler
							
					Welcome Address
				
					Our program is supported by the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
				
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